Goalkeeper Zack Steffen has signed a new contract at Manchester City and immediately vowed to keep the pressure up on Ederson.
United States international Steffen has agreed terms on a new deal which will keep him with City until June 2025.
The 26-year-old joined City in July 2019 and spent the majority of the 2019-20 season on loan with Bundesliga club Fortuna Dusseldorf, where he kept two clean sheets in 17 appearances, conceding 36 goals and making 64 saves.
Since his return to City his appearances have largely been restricted to cup competitions and he was an ever-present in the side which won the EFL Cup last season.
He has had made two Premier League appearances for City, conceding one goal and keeping one clean sheet.
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Manchester United have opened talks about a new contract for Paul Pogba, according to Dharmesh Sheth of Sky Sports.
The midfielder signed for United in 2016, arriving from Juventus for a Premier League-record transfer fee of £89 million. His future has been a subject of relentless speculation ever since, amid reports of interest from Real Madrid, Barcelona, as well as Juventus are apparently keen to take him back to Turin.
Pogba s contract was initially set to expire this year but United, being keen to extend the cooperation while unable to reach an agreement with his representative Mino Raiola, triggered the option that was at their disposal for an extra period of 12 months. However, unless they get him to pen a new deal or sell his services this summer, they will be …
Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas criticised Santiago Solari, saying he never felt he would get a chance regardless of what he did under the former head coach.
Navas made just his fourth start of the LaLiga season against Celta Vigo on Saturday, given his opportunity by Zinedine Zidane after the Frenchman returned to the helm earlier this month.
The Costa Rica international said there was nothing he could do to convince Solari he deserved to play more often.
I did have the feeling that whatever I did in practice, I wasn t going to play, Navas told Cadena COPE on Tuesday.
But I ve always been a professional. I was motivated to do things well because I m privileged.
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Roma head coach Jose Mourinho suggested for Nicolo Zaniolo to start thinking about a move away from Serie A as he vented his frustration with refereeing in Italy s top flight.
Mourinho watched on as fifth-placed Roma suffered a 1-0 defeat at Bologna in Serie A action on Wednesday.
Roma boss Mourinho was agitated post-match after star forward Tammy Abraham and full-back Rick Karsdorp were both ruled out of Saturday s clash against reigning champions Inter due to an accumulation of yellow cards.
Zaniolo – who is yet to score in Serie A this term, though he has managed two goals in the Europa Conference League – was also booked for diving
I ll have to invent the line-up on Saturday, Mourinho told DAZN following the fixture as he turned his attention to …
Spanish outlet have quoted reports from France which claim Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has held a meeting with the father and agent of Real Madrid s Isco.
Isco has been a very important player for Real Madrid since his arrival to the club in 2013. He has been heavily involved in all of their successes in that time, which includes four Champions League trophies, but he has never nailed down a guaranteed starting spot. The appointment of Santiago Solari at helm after the sacking of Julen Lopetegui has seen him play significantly less than before, and he is now constantly being linked with a move away from Santiago Bernabeu.
PSG were interested in the 26-year-old Spanish international before, when Unai Emery was their head coach, but they failed to m…
Minnesota United head coach Eric Ramsay is hopeful they can bounce back after conceding another late goal when they travel to Houston Dynamo on Saturday.
The Loons are currently on a six-match losing streak, their worst such run in club history, which has seen them drop to 10th in the Western Conference.
Minnesota conceded a 90th-minute winner against LA Galaxy last weekend, leaving Ramsay frustrated at being unable to snap their poor streak.
It s coming down to exceptionally fine margins and what s really tough at the moment is the performances aren t too big a problem, but it s at the end of a very tough month, so it adds insult to injury, Ramsay said.
I only take it one day at a time and try not to let the big picture loom too large. We re in a diffi…
According to a recent report from AS, Inter Milan forward Mauro Icardi will make the switch over to Atletico Madrid in the summer transfer window. The 25 year old is considered to be one of the most exciting forwards currently playing in the top European leagues, and it’s no surprise that a series of elite clubs are interested in his services. The Argentine international was initially linked with a move to reigning European champions Real Madrid, but now, it would appear as if Atletico have moved into pole position.
Icardi has had to deal with rumours regarding his future for years now, but even if the face of that, he’s been able to stay focused on the goal of getting Inter as high up the table as he can.
He made his long awaited move to the San Siro back in 2013 f…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took a cheeky dig at rivals Liverpool ahead of Sunday s clash at Old Trafford by warning Manchester United cannot be allowed to go as long without winning a league title.
Liverpool have not been crowned champions of England during the Premier League era, their last success coming in 1990.
There have been moments in the last 29 years where the Reds have been contenders but have failed to get over the line, most recently when they were pipped by Manchester City in 2013-14.
In contrast, United have dominated since 1992 but the 13-time Premier League winners have not lifted the trophy since Alex Ferguson s last season in 2012-13.
And Solskjaer says United must get back to the top of the domestic game quickly to ensure they do not treat …
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Atletico Madrid showed a great deal of character in the first leg to earn a 1-1 draw despite having Sime Vrsaljko sent off early on and they are now the favourites to go through. Nevertheless, eager to lift the Europa League title and secure Champions League football, Arsenal will give their best to show some improvement in the return leg and make it to the final.
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Atletico Madrid have been regular in the Champions League closing stages in recent years, but los Colchoneros surprisingly failed to reach the first knockout phase this time out, albeit moving on to the Europa League. Diego Simeone’s men did well to defeat FC Kobenhavn, Lokomotiv Moscow and Sporting CP to reach the UEL semi-finals, be…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer felt inaction from the VAR cost Manchester United in their defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday.
United lost 1-0 at Old Trafford to Kortney Hause s header in the 88th minute, although Bruno Fernandes missed a stoppage-time penalty that would have sent the home side top.
Solskjaer s side were poor, with only four of their 28 attempts hitting the target – their most shots without scoring in a league game for five years (38 against Burnley in October 2016).
But the manager was not happy with the nature of Hause s winner at the other end.
Solskjaer highlighted Ollie Watkins position close to David de Gea in an offside position and revealed a discussion with officials indicated the VAR was to blame.
We started the game well, aggres…